Deaths in Linn County Two Obituaries and Services
Clarence R. Vander Meulen 78 of 717 27th St NE died at home after a long illness. Born December 29 1909 in Sioux Center he was a WWII Navy veteran and Penick and Ford chemical engineer for 33 years. Surviving wife Elsie Tefer a son Peter Gretchen Julianne two grandchildren and sister Myrtle. Memorial services pending. Elaine M. Argotsinger 1 pm at Baxter Martins on today with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Leon L Steward 1 pm at Turner Chapel East with burial Strawberry Point Cemetery and American Legion rites. Patrick J Goerend 21 of 4002 Sherman St NE died Tuesday after surgery complications. Services 11 am at St Luke's Church St Lucas with burial in church cemetery. Larkin Martin Funeral Home New Hampton in charge. Memorials to American Cancer Society or El Kahir Shrine Temple Transport Lane Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence R. Vander Meulen
27Th St
Sioux Center
Elsie Tefer
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Penick and Ford
First Covenant Church
Heritage Agency
Peter
London
England
Gretchen
St. Louis
Julianne
Iowa City
Myrtle Vander Meulen
Detroit
Baxter- Martinson Funeral Chapel
Marion
Leon L. “Lee
Turner Chapel
John P. Woods
Strawberry Point
Patrick J. Goerend
Sherman St
West Union
Turkey Valley High School
Kirkwood Community College
Shriners
Edmund
Rosemarie Goerend
St. Lucas
Robert
David
Jim
Loras College
Dubuque
Jeanne Adams
Tempe
Ariz
Vicki Pavlovec
Maureen Yap
Des Moines
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
St. Luke’s Chapel
Larkin. Martin Funeral Home
New Hampton
Services Pending for Emma Mae Meyer 101
Emma Mae Meyer 101 resident of Willow Gardens Care Center Marion died Thursday at the facility after 24 years there formerly of Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids Murdoch Funeral Home Marion handles arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Mae Meyer
Willow Gardens
Marion
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch Funeral Home
Ode to Betty W. Curry of Oskaloosa
Betty W. Curry 64 of Oskaloosa died Thursday in University of Iowa Hospitals Iowa City of cancer. She is survived by daughter Linda Harrison Cedar Rapids. Memorial services 11 a.m. Tuesday at Garland Van Arkel Langkamp Funeral Home Oskaloosa with burial in Forest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty W. Curry
Oskaloosa
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Linda Harrison
Cedar Rapids
Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp
Forest Cemetery
Deaths in Eastern Iowa Norma Hamer and Norman J. Vick
Norma Hamer 386, died Friday after a long illness at home. Survived by son Donald, daughter Darlene Sinkey, siblings, seven grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren. Services 3 p.m. Sunday at Goettsch's. burial Riverside Cemetery Anamosa. Memorials to Jones County Hospice. Norman J. Vick 70, died Friday at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Survived by wife Mildred, five sons, four daughters, four sisters, 19 grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Sunday at Glenwood Lutheran Church rural Decorah. burial Glenwood East Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today and at church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Hamer
Donald
St. Louis
Darlene Sinkey
Anamosa
Everett Anderburg
Marion
Darlene Forward
Rock Falls
Ill
Leonard Weiderman
Lisbon
Goettsch’s
Riverside Cemetery
Jones County
Norman J. Vick
Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital
Bradley Auto Sales
Decorah
Mildred
Carolyn Mikkelson
Marcella Tveter
Austin
Minn
le Roy
Roger
Caledonia
Ronald
Marquette
Darrell
Curtis
Eleanor Womeldorf
Myrtle Bee
Ossian
Gladys Pecinovsky
Cresco
Cora Ostrander
West Salem
Wis
Glenwood Lutheran Church
Glenwood East Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
James
Atalissa
Robert
Elma Harder
Staten Island
N.Y
Eunice Larson
McLean, Va
Peace United Church of Christ
Oakwood Cemetery
Hawkeye Pearl Kime 75 dies in Sumner hospital
Pearl Kime 75 dies Thursday at Community Memorial Hospital Sumner. Survived by four sons Byron Jr Robert William and David and daughter Mary Stoner. sister Jane Flower. 18 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services 1 30 p m Sunday Becker Milnes Sumner burial Hawkins Eye Cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a m Sunday and 5 9 p m today at Becker Milnes Hawkeye. Burial Hawk Eye Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Kime
Community Memorial Hospital
Sumner
Byron Jr
Riverdale
Robert
Fayette
William
David
Randalia
Mary Stoner
Las Vegas
Nev
Jane Flower
Waucoma
Becker-Milnes
Hawkeye
Hawkeye Cemetery
Winning Lotto numbers announced for Daily Game and Jackpot
Illinois Lottery reports Friday drawing results for the Lotto game. Daily Game numbers are 4 7 7 and six of 54. Jackpot stands at $5 million.
Vital Statistics Mercy and St. Luke's Birth Announcements
On July 1 two hospitals reported multiple births. At Mercy 239 35th St SE and St. Luke's 1085 Fourth St Marion a daughter and several more births followed including Ann and Clayton Bergren a son Georgia Hodges a daughter Amy and Kirk McCowen a son Amy and James Steiner a son Teresa and Theodore Zeller a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Coleen
William Wilwert
35Th St
Dr. SE
ST. Luke's
Penny
Richard Ackerman
Fourth St
Marion
Ann
Clayton Bergren
Hawks Haven Road
Georgia Hodges
17Th St. NE
Amy
Kirk McCowen
Brooklyn Dr
James Steiner
12Th Ave SE
Kelly
Michael Stoos
Ave
Hiawatha
Theresa
Theodore Zeller
Marriages Listed Across Iowa Communities
A sequence of marriage licenses appears for couples from Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Marion, Hiawatha, Swisher, Amana, Homestead, and Indianapolis. The notices include pairs such as Robert L. Jensen and Linda M. Lowry and Rebecca S. Brecht with Gene J. Croy Jr. and others, reflecting broad local unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Jensen
Linda M. Lowry
Rusty L. Lingenfelter
Diane R. Hladek
Kevin J. Titus
Julie A. Murphy
Benjamin M. Prieb
Sherrilyn K. Willis
Cedar Rapids
Louis J. Zumbach
Debra J. Greif
Coggan
Barry D. Comried
Dawn M. Pinter
Andrew L. McLeish
Beverly J. Hamilton
Timothy J. Shuster
Denise L. Zmolek
Iowa City
Gene J. Croy Jr
Rebecca S. Brecht
Swisher
David A. Ransier
Sandra L. Staton
Marion
Kevin M. Berry
Elizabeth A. Glovik
Hiawatha
Leonard R. Brezina
Middle Amana
Ingeborg Lerch
Homestead
Raymond L. Means
Indianapolis
Ind
Joyce K. Merrifield
Rex F. Heasty
Rhonda A. Hoffman
Michael E. Bisenius
Dawn R. Forsyth
Dissolutions of Several Married Couples Listed
Note lists multiple couples dissolving relationships. The text also states that in 1923 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Cocaine Seizure at Long Island Warehouse Shocks Officials
About 6,000 pounds of pure cocaine packed in chocolate blocks were seized at the Toronto Imports warehouse in Hicksville in a potential record bust outside Florida. Valued at $480 million, the seizure could raise New York City area cocaine prices this summer as three Colombian nationals linked to the Ochoa family were arrested on importation and distribution charges after a Newark to Hicksville operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicksville
N.Y
Long Island
Florida
New York City
Toronto
Robert Stutman
Drug Enforcement Administration
New York
U.S
Allison Lykes
Newark
N.J
Peter Baish
U.S. Customs
New Jersey
Ecua
California porn shop owner charged in Iowa mail case
LeJoy Winkler of Yorba Linda Calif doing business as Universal Products Pomona Calif was charged in Sioux City with illegally mailing obscene material to a local post office box. He faces up to five years in prison and a 250000 dollar fine as part of a nationwide crackdown involving eight states 20 people and 14 corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Krekeler
California
Sioux City
U.S. District Court
LeJoy Winkler
Yorba Linda
Calif
Universal Products
Pomona
Justice Department
Washington, D.C
Winkler
Postal Inspection Service
ASAC Receives Grant To Counsel Teens On Drugs
ASAC won a 27 259 dollar grant from the Governor's Alliance on Substance Abuse to create activities for youths likely to abuse alcohol and drugs. Teenage participants will learn about dangers while a staff person trains workers and volunteers to spot warning signs and intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASAC
Area
Four Oaks
Jane Boyd
Iowa students set for 22 day Stavropol exchange visit
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area students depart next week for a 22 day exchange with the Soviet Union in Stavropol. The group, led by Phillip Stanhope, includes 14 students from across Iowa and 38 others statewide in the Initiative for Understanding American-Soviet Youth Exchange. They will be joined by State Sen. Jean Lloyd-Jones and Russian language teacher Kerald Yearns. Funding comes from multiple Iowa corporations and foundations including The Cedar Rapids Gazette Foundation, Deere and Co., Maytag, Hy-Vee, and Quaker Oats among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Soviet Union
Mark Maxwell
Jeff Heisler
Phillip Nickerson
Eric Larson
Chris Cartano
Mark Wolken
Julie Trimpe
Tonya Madoerin
Jennifer Schiele
Krista Kapacinskas
John Barnhart
Initiative For
People To People International
Stanhope
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Kerald Yearns
Valley High School
Des Moines
Iowa
Initiative
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette Foundation
Rosscreen Co
Lee Enterprises
Employers Mutual Cos
Mid-America Group
Anderson Erickson Dairy
General Growth, Deere and Co
Maytag Corp
Grain Processing Corp
Hubbell Realty
Meredith Corp
Banks of Iowa Inc
Quaker Oats Co
Hy- Vee Food Stores
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Iowa Public Service
Pioneer Hi- Bred International
Iowa Southern Utilities
International Business Machines Inc
Hawkeye Eagle Transportation Equipment
Iowa City Auto Dealers Association
Polaris Partners finalizes purchase of Cedar Rapids building
Polaris Partners closes a 310000 deal to buy the Torch Press Building at 324 Third St SE Cedar Rapids returning it to the tax roll. The multi story structure, acquired by Linn County two years ago, will receive exterior renovations first with interior work to follow for future tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torch Press
Cedar
Polaris Partners
Curt Pooley
Frank B. Hall Insurance
Richard Brue
North Liberty
Bruegger’s Bagel Bakeries
Mark Hanrahan
Intertrade Ltd
Cedar Rapids
Pooley
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Linn County
Elaine M. Argotsinger
Baxter- Martinson
Gale Hawkee
Cedar Memorial Park
Monticello
Raymond
Jack” Buel
John McDonald Hospital
Cindy Nus
Arlington
Bernard
Jerry
Sigourney
Thomas Sanders
Brandon
S.D
McKennan
Sioux Falls
Citibank
Mary
Corey
Amanda
Irene Sanders
Clarence
Calhoun
Rhonda Creager
McConnellsberg
Toledo
Beth Muirhead
Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center
Nira L. Edmond
Virginia Gay Hospital
Phillips
Wellman
Carl Oldfield
Mercy Hospital
Peterseim’s
Kalona
Marshalltown
Dale Dent
Mickie Jean
Marshall County
Carl Baker
Dent
Anson Junior High
Illinois Lottery
Katherine Marie
Ronald Clair Kelly
Judith R
Jerry S. Maples
Jacqueline Ruth
Lawrence Francis Lynch
Carmen K
Donald D. Dunkel
Nellie J
Leroy Bright
Nancy C
Raymond L. Patterson
Nancie J
Thomas Lee Petty
Kimberly Jo
Alan Ray Humphrey
Dor
Baish
Ecuador
Art Stiffel
Stiffel
Oscar Nunez
Jamaica
Absalon Borrero
Miami
Jaime Caro
Anz
Colombia
A. Simon Chrein
Brooklyn
Stutman
Ochoa
Medellin
Pee-wee Punker
Michael Schwartz
Shea
Grayslake
Shea Schwartz
East
the Gazette
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.E
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